UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia Recap by John Martinangelo

{johnm}Tonight's UFC 190: Ronda Rousey vs. Bethe Correia Recap starts with Fight Pass prelims at 7 PM ET! Hit F5 or refresh on the post when the show is in progress for the updated results! Aside from the women's bantamweight title, other top fights from Brazil tonight include Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Shogun Rua at light heavyweight, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Stefan Struve at heavyweight, and Claudia Gadelha vs. Jessica Aguilar at strawweight!

*Bantamweightbout* Hugo Viana vs. Guido Cannetti

Round 1

They touch gloves and circle, body kick lands for Cannetti. Viana with the flying body kick. Viana misses the leg kick. Cannetti throws a wheel kick that is caught, Viana shoots on the kick attempt and Cannetti grabbed a heel hook. Viana is able to transition to Cannetti's back. Now clinched up, on the feet, against the fence. Cannetti's knee to the body is caught. Cannetti fires off a knee. Cannetti with another knee as Viana continues to push him against the fence. Viana grabs the underhook but Cannetti turns Viana into the fence. Low knee by Cannetti but it goes uncalled. The ref breaks this, they return to the center of the Octagon. Cannetti misses the right high kick. Superman punch misses for Viana. Viana with the body kick, Cannetti with the body kick answer. Scramble, they break and Cannetti misses the round kick, hits the spinning back kick. Locked up against the fence in a clinch as the horn sounds.

Round 2

Inside leg kick for Cannetti. Head kick for Cannetti and he hurt Viana. Cannetti powers him down with a takedown and is in side control. Now in fullguard. As Rogan & Goldberg are pointing out, Cannetti had Viana hurt and is chosing to grapple instead of going in for the kill. Viana back to his feet, grabs the single, pulls Cannetti down. Cannetti back to his feet, reverses Viana against the fence, Cannetti scores the takedown. Cannetti gets right up and off of Viana, back to the center of the cage. Viana hits the spinning back kick and Cannetti with the body kick at the same time. Leg sweep for Viana and off of that he engages the clinch again, Viana looking for the double leg against the cage. He abandons it, and the ref breaks the clinch. Viana jumped inside and ate a pair of nice right hands from Cannetti, Viana shoots the double and gets it. In the full guard, some hammerfists now. Viana is taking his time, timing these punches from this position very well. The last minute was spent this way and we will see three rounds.

Round 3

They touch gloves again and Viana with the body kick that grazed Canetti. Cannetti throws the head kick, Viana shoots inside on it, with the body clinch against the fence. After lots of cage walking a scramble ensues but Cannetti is able get right back to his feet. Working against the fence, Cannetti almost reversed it, they continue to cage walk. They break, Cannetti nails Viana with the body kick. Cannetti tried to jump inside but Viana grabbed that body clinch. They are spending a lot time locked up against the fence in this fight. They break and Cannetti scores the takedown and he has Viana against the fence. Viana attempted a trip and winds up pulling guard. Cannetti with some short punches, but winds up trying to hold Viana down as the clock runs out.

Winner: Guido Cannetti (Unanimous Decision 29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

*Middleweightbout* Vitor Miranda vs. Clint Hester

Round 1

Hester doesn't touch gloves, Hester shoots in, grabs the double, puts Miranda against the fence, pulls him off and picks him up and puts him down. Hester with Miranda against the fence, throwing knees to the legs of Miranda. Hester makes his way into halfguard. Miranda rolls over and brings it back to the waistlock, knees by Hester from behind. Miranda works his way back to his feet. Miranda caught Hester with a nice hammerfist, Miranda trying to go for a deep double but winds up with Miranda in his guard! Now into halfguard and dropping some heavy leather is Miranda. Hester grabs the back of Miranda's head to slow this down, now Miranda throwing methodical shots from this position. Miranda pouring it on again, raining down right hands, Hester surviving. Miranda has busted Hester open, he's bleeding from above his right eye. Miranda with elbows now! More hard shots from this position. Hester threatens a Kimura, Miranda just continues to pummel. Hester controlling the right hand, helping himself out. That right hand was doing alot of damage. Miranda is free, more nasty ground & pound and the horn sounds.

Round 2

Leg kick for Miranda, Hester throwing punches early. Three punch combo with the tied plum & knee follow up. Hester grabs the takedown off of that combo. Miranda works his way back up, breaks the clinch, leg kick sweeps Hester. Hester throws a hook kick that hits air.Hester with the double jab and right straight, Hester shoots again and Miranda stuffs him, throwing punches here. Hester with the brief takedown, Miranda is right back to his feet. Elbow off the break for Hester. Overhand right lands for Hester. Hester shoots inside and got caught with a punch! A series of punches now in the halfguard. Miranda pulls back. Miranda gift wraps Hester, elbows from this postion! It's over!

Winner: Vitor Miranda (TKO by Elbows at 2:38 of Round 2)

That does it for the fights on the Early Prelims, the fights pick up again at the top of the hour on FOX Sports 1 with more Prelims from UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia!

*Bantamweightbout* Iuri Alcantara vs. Leandro Issa

Round 1

They touch gloves and Alcantara unloads the body kick, follows it up with a three punch combo. Alcantara is chasing after Issa, head kick misses for Alcantara. Issa tried to throw some punches but Alcantara is winning these exchanges and Issa tries to bring it to the ground. Alcantara locks Issa up in a reverse triangle. Losing it, Alcantara threated the armbar for a moment but Issa jumped right into his guard. Into the half guard and looking for side control. Issa now in side control, working the left arm and throwing some right hands himself. Issa looking to pass to mount. Issa now grabbing the Kimura, loses it. Still in side control, working a short armbar now, lets it go. Alcantara takes his back, and has control of Issa's right arm! Issa works out his way out of it, back to half guard. Passes right into mount, smooth. Issa looking for the head and arm choke with thirty seconds left. Now just dropping some rights and lefts from this position for Issa, Issa transitioning to the choke and the horn sounds.

Round 2

Leg kick misses for Issa, Alcantara almost timed a nice punch combo. Issa slipped off a punch, it looked like a knockdown but Issa is fine. High kick bangs into Issa's forearm. Issa just misses the overhand right, eats the right uppercut. Issa snaps off the right hand straight, left cross. Alcantara stalking with punches, nice body kick for Alcantara. Issa shoots inside, and a scramble ensues. Alcantara again grabs the reverse triangle, and they wind up clinched up against the cage, Issa looking for the double leg. Spending a lot of time in this postion. The ref breaks it just as Issa started throwing some punches. Alcantara landed a hard straight left, body kick drops Issa, Alcantara in halfguard dropping big elbows, Issa trying to sweep. Back to their feet and Alcatara is very methodtical, just stalking and timing this brutal straight left, had to have landed five really good ones as Issa wobbled around looking for his bearings before the horn sounded.

Round 3

They touch gloves again, front kick, that hard straight left and Issa shoots the single. Scrambling, Alcantara winds up in halfguard, throws an elbow and stands up. Back on their feet and circling. Good right hook for Issa. Alcantara slams that left hand in there again. Leg kick and left straight combo. Issa's double is stuffed. Alcantara continues this very methodical pace, now throwing heat from both sides, landing punches and a pair of body kicks. Issa is stuffed, Issa wants this back down on the ground. Issa looking for the takedown again and winds up with Alcantara in halfguard, looking for the Kimura. Alcantara abandons it and now is hammering Issa on the ground. Alcantara stands up and wants this on the feet. Issa is bloody, Alcantara faints the kick and lands the punch, another low kick, another front kick, flying knee. Front kick, Issa circling away. Jumping round kick, Alcantara now unloading the right hook, three of them land hard. Issa grabs the double leg with ten seconds left, and he seems content to just hold Alcantara against the fence as the round runs out, and who can blame him? Alcantara really had Issa hurt.

Winner: Iuri Alcantara (Unanimous Decision 29-28, 29-28, 29-27)

*Welterweightbout* Warlley Alves vs. Nordine Taleb

Round 1

They touch gloves and Alves just misses the leg kick. Alves second leg kick is caught, Taleb tries to answer with a leg kick of his own but Alves caught it and takes him down. Now in halfguard, Alves looking to pass, throwing some short strikes. Taleb showing some good defense, he keeps getting control of Alves' right arm. Taleb gets back to his feet, Alves misses the head kick, Taleb connects with the left hand to the jaw. Alves just steps out of the way of the leg kick, rols wit hthe left straight. Alves tries to come inside, dueling jabs that land. Taleb landing the jab now, Alves hurt Taleb with the overhand behind the ear! Taleb with another leg kick. Alves stuffs the takedown, Alves lands the jab. Alves with the left hook that gets blocked. Taleb with the right hand. Alves' right hook hits air and they circle. Both men miss big hooks. Taleb shoots inside and now has Alves in a body clinch against the fence. Taleb landing good knees to the body with Alves agains the cage. Taleb lands a good elbow on the break and we go to round 2.

Round 2

Taleb lands the body kick under the armpit. Dueling leg kicks land, Alves landing the right hand. Alves with the leg kick, Taleb catches it, Alves grabs the back of the head, threatens a whizzer, and they break. Alves catches the body kick and Taleb tries to roll out of it but Alves jumps rogjt into halfguard. Alves looking to pass to side control. Taleb throwing elbows to the hip of Alves. Alves postures up, throws a pair of punches and gets back into the halfguard. Postures up and drops a nasty left. It was loud, back into halfguard. Taleb throws an elbow from the bottom. Butterfly guard for Taleb, they scramble and Alves grabs the guillotine. Taleb pulls his head out and they are clinched against the fence. Taleb reverses it and throwing the right elbow to the side of Alves' head. Alves with the knee to the body. Taleb shoots the double and Alves dropped down into a guillotine and Taleb had to tap!

Cummins with the jab, Cavalcante with the leg kick, both feeling each other out. Cavalcante lands a few jabs, Cummins answers with one of his own, Cummins jumped inside looking for a combo, jumped back out and Cavalcante throws a wheelkick that Cummins shoots a well-timed single leg on. The scramble and its Cummins with the waistlock throwing knees from behind. Cummins looking for a slam or a suplex but Cavalcante is defending well, spinning elbow for Cavalcante that looked nasty, Cummins doesn't look fazed. Cummins secures the takedown, continues with the knees to the body. Cavalcante is up, back down, back up, and Cummins throwing a knee off the break. Cavalcante charges forward and misses the overhand. Cummins trading and Cavalcante lands a good right straight, looks for the uppercut and Cummins times the takedown. Cavalcante is back to his feet, slammed down again, but he is back up. Both men landing the jabs, crosses & straights, Cavalcante is winning these exchanges. There is nasty damage on the face of Cummins. Cummins initiates the clinch against the fence, they break and Cavalcante just misses the spinning back fist. Cummins jumps inside, Cavalcante lands the walking away jab. Cummins with leg kick, follows up with the jab, they exchange and Cavalcante is dominating the stand up.

Round 2

Cummins shoots and eats an uppercut, now clinched against the fence. Cummins is busted open, it's the nose. Cummins throwing short punches from this position, Cavalcante breaks it. Jab for Cavalcante, nasty right hook and Cummins backs up. Cummins powers down Cavalcante with the double. Cavalcante throwing hard shots from the bottom, elbows and a hammer fist that really got a rise out of the crowd. Cummins trying to throw the left hand while controling Cavalcante's left. Lots of blood, but Cummins is landing good shots from this position. Cummins postures up and eats an up kick. More posturing, another upkick and Cavalcante is back to his feet. He's tired, misses the right hook and we get a stoppage. Cavalcante's mouth piece is out, Cavalcante is tired, Cummins grabs another double leg and throws punches from the back mount until the end of the round.

Round 3

Both men are busted up and they exchange jabs. Cummins shoots the double and secures it against the fence. In halfguard, short punches, into fullguard, and just dropping right elbows one after another. Wow, that is a ton of elbows and it is called. Cavalcante is down, bloodied and bludgeoned.

Winner: Pat Cummins (TKO by Elbows at 0:45 of Round 3)

The main event of the UFC 190 Prelims on FOX Sports 1 is next!

*Welterweightbout* Demian Maia vs. Neil Magny

Round 1

A touch of the gloves and they circle. Maia shoots, pulls guard, stands back up and grabs the single, then trips Magny. Maia in full mount looking for the triangle and Magny gets it back to halfguard. Maia is right back to the full mount. Throwing punches, Magny starts to roll and Maia almost grabs the back. Magny back to halfguard, Maia continues to control Magny. Short punches just to keep it down there from Maia. Magny throws a right hand but Maia is uneffected. Maia grinding his eblow into Magny's jaw, Maia back to trying to pass. Maia is threatening the back and gets himself into mount. Maia dropping hammerfists but Magny shows good defense. Maia is still in halfguard, drops the left elbow, rights to the body, more left elbows to the head of Magny. Magny gets it back to halfguard, Maia works back to the full mount. Maia threatening the armbar, he stays with it for the rest of the round, dropping hammerfists on Magny while just seconds away from extending the arm as the horn sounds.

Round 2

Magny throws right hand leads, then a pair of jabs, more right hands and Maia dodged all of it and times the takedown. Magny threatens the one arm guillotine, Maia with leg control. Maia looks to pass to side control and Magny puts on the triangle, Maia gets out and passes into the mount so easy! Magny controlling the left leg, Maia is back into the mount. Maia now throwing right hands and it gets Magny to give up his back. One hook in, both hooks in. Body triangle and Maia is throwing punches trying to get Magny to open up. Maia gets one hand under the chin, he gets the other! Maia is like a vice and Magny throws a punch from this position but his throat is being crushed. The pain on his face tells the story. It's over. Magny taps.

We move on to the main card at the top of the hour, live, only on Pay-Per-View, it's UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia!

*Women'sStrawweightBout* Claudia Gadelha vs. Jessica Aguilar

Round 1

On a side note, Aguilar and her whole team wore Luchador masks to the cage.

Gadelha grabs the tied plum, lands the knee! Gadelha snapping off straights now, Aguilar with the low kick. Gadelha with the right hook. Gadelha timing that right hand well early, lands a good knee. Aguilar looking for the right hand, blocked, and they open up with a big exchange. Gadelha mixing in those knees so well. Gadelha is really landing some good shots, Aguilar tries to jump inside with a multi-punch combo. Aguilar eats the jab, Aguilar keeps trying to jump inside but eats counter shots on the way out, Gadelha lands that knee in the Thai clinch again. Trading punches and Gadelha times the takedown. Gadelha controlling the back, Aguilar survives to the end of the round.

Round 2

Gadelha lands the left hook early, chasing with the right hook, body kick, and now she grabs the clinch against the fence. Aguilar throws the knee to the body off the fence, Gadehla with elbows. Gadelha grabs that takedown again, looking to control the back. Aguilar gets back to her feet and Gadelha working Aguilar into the fence, landing some knees. They circle and dueling right straights. Quite a few of them. Aguilar mixing in those leg kicks, they keep backing eachother up with straights. Trading punches and Gadehla's punches are thudding. Aguilar landing that leg kick and Gadelha threatening a check. Opening up and exchanging and its Aguilar who is chasing with hooks. Aguilar's nose and mouth are covered with blood, Gadehla's lead leg is all busted up too. Big double leg for Gadelha not long before the horn.

Round 3

Aguilar gets popped early with lefts and another one of those nasty knees, Aguilar back to those leg kicks. Combo for Gadelha, Aguilar with the counter punch. Aguilar shoots the double, working Gadehla against the cage. Aguilar with an elbow on the break, Gadelha with the counter punch. Aguilar's takedown is tuffed, Aguilar with a good uppercut though! Gadehla back to that patented left hook. Gadelha opening up with punches and another leg kick from Aguilar. Another takedown for Gadelha and they round ends there.

Winner: Claudia Gadehla (Unanimous Decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

*Heavyweightbout* Antonio Silva vs. Soa Palelei

Round 1

Palelei shoots the single leg and Bigfoot lands the knee! Palelei pushing through though and has Silva against the fence. Palelei really looking for that single but he can't get Silva down. Knees now. Finally Palelei gets it, securing the takedown. In Silva's guard, Silva tries to sweep. Paleilei doing some good damage here. Palelei postures up and throwing hammerfists, and keeps on punching until the end.

Round 2

Silva with the leg kick. Palelei with the right straight. Silva lands the uppercut, big knees. More uppercuts, big right hook that drops Palelei! Follows him down with more and it is over!

Winner: Antonio Silva (TKO by Punches 0:41 at of Round 2)

*Heavyweightbout* Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria vs Stefan Stuve

Round 1

They touch gloves and Big Nog throwing some good left hooks to open. Grabs the clinch and pushes Struve into the cage. Knees from Big Nog. Struve attempts to reverse this but can't. Big Nog continute to mix in a knee or two as they walk along the fence. Nogueria threatens the double, switches to a single and he abandons it. Struve with a big right straight off of the break! Big Nog was rocked but he grabs the clinch. Struve breaks it and really landed a hard right straight, very loud punch. Big Nog is trying to welcome Struve to the ground, he wants none of it. Struve is starting to tee off, now throws a pair of leg kicks. Struve grabs the plum and eats a big right hook. They break, Nogueria landing good punches when Struve grabs the back of the head. Struve using the front kick, Big Nog landing some more punches after jumping in and out, Struve with another good leg kick. They're trading to end the round and I think Struve hurt Big Nog in that last exchange as well.

Round 2

They touch gloves and Struve lands that leg kick. And another. And a front kick, and another leg kick, Big Nog unloads both hands after jumping inside. Locked up in a clinch against the fence and Big Nog is the one in control. Knees from Big Nog and Nogueria might have the back! he has one hook, Struve gives up the full mount, Struve bucks him off and gets to his feet. Nogueria chasing with the right hook and Struve lands that nasty uppercut. They're just exchanging, and Big Nog just keeps unloading both hands when Struve grabs the back of his head. Struve lands another good uppercut during that exchange. Big Nog grappling Struve against the fence. Struve breaks it, another clinch, broken and more front kicks and leg kicks for Struve. Big Nog with the big left to the body, Struve lands the right counter hook to the head. Big Nog with the overhand that leads to an exchange of haymakers that just miss making contact. Big knee from Struve, he circles and Big Nog grabs another clinch against the fence to wind this round down. Struve lands a knee in the final seconds.

Round 3

Trading early and Struve might have hurt Nogueria again. Big Nog grabs the clinch, the break and they circle. Big Nog landing a good right hand, Struve beating up Big Nog's leg. A big knee to the body from Struve. And another, Big Nog with the counter punches. Another sick leg kick from Struve. Big Nog is chasing with hooks but is eating big leg kicks for his trouble. Big Nog grabs another clinch against the cage. They break and Struve land the leg kick, misses the uppercut. Struve with the big head kick. Big Nog grabs the body clinch again. Elbows from Struve, Big Nog controlling the arm. They break and a front kick from Struve. Another leg kick and Big Nog lands that counter punch. Struve with the right hand that thuds. Nasty jabs from Struve. A minute left and big left hook from Struve, followed up by the jab, left right combo and the leg kick follow up. They circle and Big Nog ducks the punch to grab teh body clinch again, 10 seconds and they break from the cage. They engage in one last punching exchange to end the round.

Winner: Stefan Struve (Decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

*Bantamweightbout* Reginaldo Vieira vs. Dileno Lopes

Round 1

They touch gloves and Vieira just misses that leg kick. Lopes came inside and landed some big uppercuts to the body, Viera was swinging for the fences himself. They create space and leg kick just misses by Lopes. Right hook lands for Lopes, right hand counter for Vieira. Vieira has an guilltoine! It's arm in though and Lopes is fighting out, Lopes surviving and he gets out and locks Vieira right up into a guillotine of his own! Really deep guillotine but Vieira gest out and they are just exchanging bombs right next to the fence. Lopes grabs another guillotine! Vieira is free, but they are still clinched up. Viera threatens a guillotine right before the a break. They circle and Lopes with a good body kick but Viera uncorks the multipunch combo. Vieira with a heavy body kick. They continue to trade punches to wind down the round and Vieira did a lot of damage to Lopes' eye.

Round 2

They stalk eachother early, Vieira lands a nice right cross. Lopes chasing with punches. Vieira lands a nice outside leg kick. Big right cross from Vieira, Lopes answers. Lopes with the body kick. Good left to the body for Vieira. Another leg kick from Vieira. Dueling hooks, Vieira mixes in the leg kick. A lot of sizing up in this round, Lopes checks the leg kick. Big body kick for Lopes, Lopes looking to follow up and eats some right straights. Right hook just misses for Vieira, the uppercut doesnt. Lopes times a beautiful double leg. Short punches from the full guard. Lopes posturing up. They get stood up, Vieira lands some good punches before the end of the round.

Round 3

Awesome show of respect between both guys as they embrace between rounds. Vieira lands another leg kick. Vieira sneaks in that right hand again. A loud, chopping outside leg kick for Vieira. Vieira throws a straight to the body. Lopes tries to answer but eats a straight to the face. Lopes went for a takedown, right hook off the break instead. Lopes circles and then chases Vieira with punches. Vieira came inside and Lopes shot a double and grabbed the takedown. Now in halfguard, Vieira stands up but gets caught in a guillotine attempt. Vieira is bleeding very badly all of the sudden. Vieira is out and Lopes is throwing elbows and Vieira is throwing nasty hammerfists, now they're just going crazy exchanging. They slow down but continue to bloody one another. Thirty seconds left, To the body and back to the face is Vieira. Wow this is getting brutal, it sounds like a pair of pistons! The horn sounds and Vieira pulls Lopes up to his feet. Awesome fight.

Winner: Reginaldo Vieira (Unanimous Decision 29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

*Lightweightbout* Glaico Franca vs. Fernando Bruno

Round 1

Dueling leg kicks, Franca with another leg kick. Bruno with the right hand, Franca misses the leg kick. And another leg kick for Franca. Bruno shoots in but Franca has his back. Now it is Bruno who has Franca leg and is pushing him into the fence. Bruno gets the takedown but Franca gets back to his feet. Bruno just controlling Franca here. Knee to the body from Bruno. Bruno looking for another single. Franca reverses it and has Bruno against the fence, and Franca secures the takedown. Short left hands here for Franca. Bruno attempts to stand up but Franca transitions to a waistlock, some knees to the hip, and a dragging takedown. Bruno back to his feet but they are still against the fence, Franca is the one in control. Franca has the waistlock and is looking for the back. The round will end this way.

Round 2

They touch gloves and Franca with a sharp leg kick. And another. And a head kick. Franca goes back to the leg kick, Bruno grabs the clinch. Bruno used the shorts to reverse Franca against the fence, he did a very good job of hiding it from Herb Dean, but the camera picked it up. Bruno shoving Franca into the fence. Franca with a footstomp, and they cage walk. Franca reverses it and he's working the single leg. Franca drags Bruno down and Bruno is in Franca's guard. In fullguard, Bruno stacking and Franca is scooting towards the cage, looking to wall walk. Bruno doing a good job of holding Franca down, postures up and is grinding his elbows into Franca. Bruno let Franca up and Franca gives him a nasty body kick, it leads to a wild scramble and Franca winds up with Bruno's back. Franca looking for that Rear-Naked Choke, he has the body triangle and is throwing punches to open up Bruno. Franca might have it now, he lets it go with fifteen seconds left, still has the body triangle and the round ends there.

Round 3

They touch gloves and Franca throws some leg kicks but Bruno unloads with both hands! He might have hurt Franca a little bit there, Franca circled out of there. Bruno engages the body clinch against the cage. Bruno with a slamming takedown. Bruno has the back, looks for the RNC but Franca rolls out and has Bruno's back. Bruno turns around and breaks the waistlock, unloads both hooks again and then shoots a very low double. Now with the clinch against the fence again. Franca reverses it and lands the knee. It hit the cup. We have a stoppage folks. They start again, Bruno lands the left hook, Franca misses the head kick. Franca shoots the single leg again and gets the takedown. Franca in halfguard but both men are very tired, very little happening, Franca throwing some punches to keep this where it is. Franca working the Rear-Naked Choke again, Franca locks it in! Bruno taps after being choked very hard.

Winner: Glaico Franca (Submission by Guillotine at 4:46 of Round 3)

*LightHeavyweightbout* Mauricio Rua vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueria

Round 1

Little Nog circles, Shogun lands the body kick. Little testing the jab, the right hook is blocked. Shogun with another body kick, another blocked right hook. 1,2 for Little Nog slams in. Little Nog with the uppercut while showing great in and out movement. Shogun connecting with some punche and another a kick. Little Nog engages the clinch against the fence, right hook off the break for Little Nog. Shogun just misses the right hook, it backs up Little Nog anyway. Leg kick for Little Nog. Shogun throws both hooks, the lead left lands the right follow up is ducked. They trade and a head kick from Shogun. Body kick from Shogun. Little Nog clipped Shogun! Little Nog is doing a paint job on Shogun against the cage! Now Shogun catches Nogueria with a Thai clinch and a knee. Little Nog all over Shogun with more punches against the fence until the horn.

Round 2

Leg kick for Shogun. Shogun shoots and secures the takedown. In halfguard now, short punches for Shogun. Shogun doing a good job of holding Little Nog down and scoring some strikes. Shogun tries to pass, Little Nog gets back to his feet. Good body kick for Shogun. And another. They circle and its Shogun with Little Nog clinched against the fence. They break and it's Little Nog landing some good right straights, another body kick for Shogun. Little Nog just misses the leg kick, hard kick for Little Nog. Another leg kick for Shogun and the horn sounds.

Round 3

Hard leg kick for Shogun, Little Nog swarms with punches and Shogun shoots for a takedown. Now with Little Nog clinched against the cage and they break. Shogun with another incredible body kick, uppercut for Little Nog. Little Nog with the 1-2. They are trading and Shogun grabs another clinch, can't get the takedown and they're against the fence. They break, Little Nog landing the combinations well. Another leg kick for Shogun. Right hook for Shogun. Little Nog circles and they trade more punches. Another body kick for Shogun. Shogun is bleeding from his eye, Little Nog is pushing Shogun around with the jab. Body kick from Shogun. Little Nog throwing some big hooks, Shogun times the shot, but Little Nog grabs a guillotine! Shogun has been in a tight guillotine for a long time and Shogun pops his head out with twenty seconds left! Shogun trying to ground & pound as the horn sounds.

Winner: Mauricio Rua (Unanimous Decision 29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Up next is the main event and I can't wait for this one. Bethe Correia challenges UFC World Champion, Ronda Rousey, in the most personal fight of the year.

No glove touch, Rousey is pushing the pace early, almost got caught early. Rousey shoves Correia down, Correia rolls to her feet, Rousey is all over her, she is all over her with punches, SHE KNOCKED BETHE CORREIA OUT COLD! Stiff. Flat. Dead. Out. Sleeping. Outclassed. Goodbye Bethe Correia.

Winner: Ronda Rousey (Knockout by Punch at 0:34 of Round 1)

Ronda Rousey is wonderful. She dedicates this to Rowdy Roddy Piper, and hopes that he and her father enjoyed this one. She says this went exactly to plan, she wanted to overwhelm her with strikes so Correia would engage the clinches herself. Instead she knocked her out. Rousey says that she hopes no one mentions her family anymore, that this will be the last time. Rogan thanks her, and tells her that it is truely an honor to call her fights. She thanks Brazil and exits her Octagon. Goodnight everybody!